Satyapal Anand ( hi, सत्य पाल आनंद , ur, ; born April 24, 1931) is an

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poet, critic and writer. He has written several fictional and poetry books in four languages: English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. He has also received awards for his literary work.

Personal life

Anand was born in

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district, now in

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. He finished his primary education there and attended secondary school in

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in 1947. After the

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, his family moved to

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, where he received his college education, earning a Masters in English from the Punjab University in Chandigarh with academic distinction. Later, he earned his first doctoral degree in English Literature with a thesis titled "Changing concept of the nature of reality and literary techniques of expression." He earned his second doctoral degree in Philosophy from the Trinity University,

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. Anand married Promila Anand in November 1957 and the couple had two sons (Pramod and Sachin) and a daughter (Daisy).

Career

Academic

Anand has spent most of his life in teaching graduate and post-graduate students in universities around the globe. Starting with the Punjab University in Chandigarh in 1961, he has held teaching positions at other universities, including the

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(UDC) in Washington, DC. He has also been a visiting professor at South Eastern University in Washington, D.C.,

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, Vancouver, Canada, and

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in England. From 1992–95 he was on special assignment as a Professor of Education in the Department of Technical Education,

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. He has availed many invitations in his professorship life, having nickname "Air Port Professor" by his pupils and friends. He visited several countries including UK, Germany,

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and North America.

Literary

Anand's writing career started in the early 50s when in a span of just two years he published a poetry collection, a collection of stories, and novels, all in Urdu. He had his brush with authorities when the

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banned his Hindi novel "Chowk Ghanta Ghar" in 1957 and ordered his arrest. His first book of short stories was published in 1953, when he was a 22-year young student. He has been highly praised by the Urdu writers and poets for his best literary work in

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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, Punjabi,

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and English. He mostly writes poems rather than ghazals. His poems are based on history, mythology or mixed culture of the West and the East. Anand's English poem "Thus Spake The Fish" has qualified for the award in an international competition by UN sponsored committee for "Earth Preservation Day Celebration." The poem,

Awards

Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship The Jawaharlal Nehru Trust Scholarship U.K. was founded by Admiral Lord Mountbatten of Burma in 1966 as a tribute to the India's first Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru – after his death in 1964. The scholarship was funded by the Nehru M ...

for his book Promises to Keep; Ahmad Adaya * Urdu Markaz Award, Los Angeles * Shiromani Sahityakar Award by the

Bibliography

;Short stories * ''Jeeney Key Liye''Shair" Monthly Urdu Literary Magazine, Mumbai, India.Issue, on literary work of Satyapal Anand, January 2006, p. back on the title. Retrieved 2012-02-20. * ''Apney Markaz Ki Taraf'' * ''Dil Ki Basti'' * ''Apni Apni Zanjeer'' * ''Patthar Ki Saleeb'' ;Novels * ''Aahat'' * ''Chowk Ghanta Ghar'' * ''Ishq Maut Aur Zindagi'' * ''Shehr Ka Ek Din'' ;Urdu poetry * ''Dast e Barg'' * ''Waqt La Waqt'' * ''Aaney Wali Sahar Band Khirki Hai'' * ''Lahu Bolta Hai'' * ''Mustaqbil aa Mujh Se Mil'' * ''Aakhri Chattan Tak'' * ''Mujhay Kar Vida'' * ''Mere Andar Ek Samandar'' * ''Meri Muntakhab Nazmen'' * ''Byaz e Umr'' ;Books in Hindi * ''Yug Ki Awaz'' * ''Painter Bawrie'' * ''Azadi Ki Pukar, Bhoori'' * ''Dil Ki Basti'' * ''Chowk Ghanta Ghar'' * ''Geet Aur Ghazles'' * ''Ghazlon Ka Guldasta'' ;In Punjabi * ''Saver Dopeher Shaam'' * ''Makhu Mittha'' * ''Ghazal Ghazal Darya'' * ''Ghazal Ghazal Sagar'' * ''Ghazal Ghazal Leher'' * ''Rajneetak Chetana Ate Sutantarta Sangraam'' ;In English * ''The Dream Weaver''See Books-Satyapal Anand on Google books * ''A Vagrant Mirror'' * ''One Hundred Buddhas'' * ''If Winter Comes'' * ''Sunset Strands'' * ''Some shallow, some deep'' * ''Life's a tale''

References

External links

Book Review

All books by Satyapal Anand

Fourth Independence Day Bilingual Poetry Recitation in Washington

Mushaira-Kavi Sammelan in US
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Satyapal 1931 births Living people Urdu-language poets English-language poets from India Hindi-language poets Punjabi-language poets Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows People from Chakwal District Indian emigrants to the United States